The ENMU Greyhounds men's soccer team wraps up a seven-match homestand on Thursday at Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium. The Greyhounds take on Dallas Baptist and sixth-ranked St. Edward's in a Thursday/Saturday matchup. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
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• The Greyhounds are coming off a pair of double-overtime draws against Newman and Rogers State. Eastern struck first in both matches, but was unable to maintain the edge.
• The Green and Silver are unbeaten in the last four matches, posting a 2-0-2 record.
• Easter currently sits in third place in the West Division of the Heartland Conference, currently trailing West Texas A&M and Texas-Permian Basin with a record of 1-1 in pod play. Both the leading teams sit at 1-0-1.
• ENMU Head Coach
Paul Tate (10-13-5), who is in his second-year at the helm of the soccer program, picked up his 10th victory on October 3 against Southern Nazarene.
• Senior
Ryan McManus enters his final season wearing the Green & Silver. The Scotish forward has picked up a pair of assists after leading the team a year ago. Additionally, McManus has been the top offensive performer for the Greyhounds with four points, two assists and 36 shots.
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Robert Raspudic and
Nicolai Alstrom lead the team with a pair of goals, each. Raspudic, a defender, found the back of the net from 42 yards out against Newman to give the Greyhounds a 1-0 edge. Raspudic's five points are tops on the team.
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Robbie Leonard has done a superb job of setting the table for the offense, twice finding the open man to earn an assist. He elads the team with a pair of dimes and has also scored a goal this season.
• 12 different Greyhounds have found the back of the net this season for Eastern, but none have tallied multiple goals this season. McManus,
Omary Shabani,
Ignacio Dicun,
Nicolai Alstrom,
Robert Raspudic,
Ryan Sinclair,
Robbie Leonard,
Luis Lozoya,
Javier Rubio,
Raith Houle and
Mitchell Meisinger all have a goal on the year.
• The back line for Eastern has been one of the strengths this year. As a unit, the defense is allowing 1.42 goals per match. Redshirt junior
James Gutierrez has been the primary keeper for the Greyhounds, making 53 saves and pitching three shutouts in 1005:00 minutes of action this season.
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